Live Oak Associates, Inc.

YOUR ECOLOGICAL PLANNING PARTNER.

A leading ecological consulting firm.

Live Oak Associates, Inc. provides a comprehensive range of biological consulting services to organizations throughout California.

Our mission is to facilitate responsible land use and resource management through the delivery of expert ecological services and regulatory guidance with practical, science-based, and creative solutions.

1,200+

Clients

30

Experts

4,000+

Projects

3

Locations

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Biological Studies & Surveys

We design and conduct a wide variety of studies and surveys tailored to the individual needs of each project.

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Conservation & Restoration

We offer land management services, including; conservation / mitigation bank planning, habitat restoration & habitat mitigation.

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Permitting & Regulatory Compliance

We work closely with clients to identify and address compliance needs and secure regulatory permits.

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Cartography, GIS & Spatial Analysis

We use state-of-the-art technologies to collect, analyze, and graphically interpret natural resource data.

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Explore Our Work

University of California, Merced Campus Phase 6 & 2020 Projects

Live Oak Associates provided ecological services that permitted the University of California to construct Phase 6 of the UC Merced Campus. Phase 6 entailed site preparation and initial infrastructure development across approximately 1,500 acres of the project site.

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Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project

Live Oak Associates is part of the Project Management Team for Valley Water (Santa Clara Valley) on the Seismic retrofit project for Anderson Dam, the single largest capital improvement project in Valley Water’s history.

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Mendota Pool Bypass & Reach 2B Channel Improvements

Live Oak Associates conducted protocol-level Fresno kangaroo rat trapping surveys to inform preparation of the project’s EIS/R and permit applications in 2016, and led a team of consultants tasked with conducting biological pre-construction surveys and biological monitoring during project construction in 2020-2021.

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Communications Hill, San Jose

Live Oak Associates has provided biological services for Communications Hill in San Jose since 2001 to the present.

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